As always, Amazon’s best seller lists are only rolling snapshots, but it’s always interesting to peek into what’s selling. The Kindle isn’t known as an ideal comics reading platform, but the top 20 free and paid comics includes both the usual suspects and some surprises. The paid list has the warhorses—Walking Dead, Big Nate, Geoff Johns—but the free list is a total mishmosh. Some commentary in red.

Heidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on the More To Come Podcast. She likes coffee, cats and noble struggle.

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DC mini “Injustice” is probably topping the chart since it’s based on a video game that’s being released soon. It’s developed by the makers of Mortal Kombat. There also might be some kind of preorder incentive as well, but not sure.

Really sad to see the Injustice Gods Among us comic topping the charts considering the truly horrible misogyny in the book against Lois Lane. One of the worst comics I’ve ever read and a true disgrace. I expect violence and poor behavior from DC at this point but this comic is without question one of the most vile things i’ve ever read and it’s shameful that it’s at the top of a best selling chart. Absolutely shameful. DC Comics should apologize openly for what they did in this comic. It’s one of the most offensive things i’ve ever seen in the genre.

Shame on DC Comics. Shame on them.

I hope more media outlets get wind of what’s going on and call them out on this. It’s an absolutely disgrace for both the comics and gaming industry.

Honestly, given Heidi’s strong feelings about misogyny in the genre I hope to see her cover this disgrace at some point especially given the way the comic is selling.

Audrey, the Beat’s willingness to criticize misogyny only appears to go as far as it can without actually criticizing anyone with any amount of actual power, influence, cachet, or success in the comics industry.

I have a Kindle Fire HD and I love it! It was easy to understand and the interface is perfect. Here’s the one I have on Amazon http://amzn.to/11SRHbE. If you’re looking for a tablet you should check it out, I think it’s very underrated.

The interest in Kindle comic book content has surprised me quite a great deal. Comic book reader apps for Kindle and the Kindle section are routinely the most popular places on my blog: http://www.comicbookreaderguide.com/kindle/
I have no data to back this up… but my best guess is just the sheer ubiquity of Amazon – it may doing more for mainstreaming digital comics as medium then folks might think.